This is my Unit 1 Part D, Arts issue for Gold Award.

On the 13th January 2016 I organised a small performance-based evening in Diss for our company Unit Twenty Three!

I know for certain that the power of the arts can rebel against the world in a variety of different ways. For instance, art in the 1990s was used to present "broken" or "grotesque" imagery which at the time reflected the economic struggles and the dissatisfied and rebellious youth at that time. But what about today in 2016? Does art of our time need to completely change our current state, or will it only encourage our demise?

Freya Averley, lives in Newcastle. She is now 16 - she did her Gold Arts Award while 15 - and has been training circus intensively for nearly 4 years with Five Ring Circus at Circus Central in Newcastle.

When you go to the theatre to see the hit stage show 'Oliver' or 'Wicked', which do you appreciate the most the actors or the backstage crew?

Are children in the circus more prepared for the world beyond their homes?

Congratulations to the winners of our competition My Word is Gold.

Unit 1, Part D

Arts Argument – Are arts subjects a valuable part of the school curriculum?

It's a question many have been asking, and one that evidently still needs answering.

One of the main missions of Arts Council England is making sure arts and culture is for everyone.

This is my gold arts award opinion piece which I did on the funding cuts which are being made to music centres around the country.